Page 10 - Skill Development

Maersk to set up centre for maritime skill development in Tamil Nadu

Global shipping firm AP Moller Maersk on Friday said it will set up a Centre of Excellence for maritime skill development in Tamil Nadu. An MoU to this effect was signed between Maersk and Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET) University to jointly operate the facility. "Maersk...today laid the foundation stone of its planned AP Moller Maersk Centre of Excellence' facility at Thenpattinam (Tamil Nadu), to support skill development and training needs for Maersk cadets across job functions (deck, electrical and engine)," the company said in a statement. The Centre will be spread over 8 acres of land and will be a part of a larger 12 acre maritime campus set up by AMET, the company said. The Centre will be equipped with world class facilities like smart classrooms, workshops, and will house approximately 160 deck & engine cadets for Bachelor's programme in Nautical Science & Marine Engineering, it said. Additionally, electrical cadets will be taken in as per ...

Centre to develop labour index of skilled manpower: Union Minister

UP and Bihar accounted for the largest number of migrant workforce in India

Degree or diploma courses needed in skill development: Union Power Minister

Minister of Skill Development Mahendra Nath Pandey said skill development was the prime focus of the government and PM Modi had announced a sub-committee to give impetus to the sector

Govt comes out to with Rs 560-crore plan to boost skills, employment

The announcement was made by union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey at the Annual National Conference of State Ministers in New Delhi

Textile ministry to skill 400,000 people under Samarth scheme in 18 states

Around four lakh people across 18 states will be skilled under 'Samarth', a scheme for capacity building and skilling in the textile sector, as part of agreements signed between the Centre and state governments. Several pacts to this effect were exchanged between the textile ministry and state government representatives here on Wednesday in the presence of Union Minister Smriti Irani. "Given the diligence that you (state government representatives) have shown by your mere presence here, that gives me hope that today 18 of us including the Government of India have resolved only under this one roof to skill 4 lakh people which I think is the first such big step ever in the history of our country," the textile minister said. The 18 states include Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Karnataka, Odisha, Manipur, Haryana, Meghalaya, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. The textile-related ...

Flipkart partners NSDC to train supply chain workforce of 20,000

The workforce is also being trained on necessary soft skills to interact with customers better through behavior-focused sessions

Govt's aim to skill 10 million youth by 2020 falling 64% short of target

There is a direct link between India's underskilled workforce and high unemployment rates

Now, Odisha adds agriculture, allied sectors to skilling initiatives

With a commitment to imparting skill training to the youth, the state government has formed the Odisha Skill Development Authority

Singapore's e-government to skill Indians across new age technologies

India's vision to be the skill capital of the world

Need to align goals to achieve outputs in skill development: Pradhan

The minister witnessed the signing of a tripartite MoU between National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Tourism and Hospitality Sector Skill Council (THSC) and Airbnb

Govt to set up vocational training institutes in Punjab, 5 other states

Centres to boost skill development opportunities among women

MP plans world-class and model ITIs, polytechnic colleges

State's new tool, Flexi-MoU, matches industry needs with those of ITI students; Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motors, Toyota among participants

Jharkhand releases policies for 6 sectors

State plans to train 2 million in next five years; Releases six policies for IT, BPO, ESDM, auto, textiles & start-ups

Cabinet approves Rs 12,000 crore for skill development

Target is to impart skills to 10 million people over the next four years

MEA, MSDE sign pact to skill Indians seeking overseas jobs

The skill development ministry proposes to establish customised International Skill Centres to operationalise this initiative

'95% labour force do not have formal vocational skills', says report

About 40% think skill gap reduce productivity and 35% said it means organisations waste time and lack strong leadership

Tripartite agreement signed between AAI, NSDF and NSDC

Agreement was signed by A. K. Dutta on behalf of AAI, CEO of NSDC, Jayant Krishna and Joint Secretary of MSDE, Rajesh Agrawal

Law to provide legal backing for skill framework: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

Rohit Nandan, Secretary in the ministry, said the government would come out with a national skill plan soon

Gadkari calls for low-cost, job-oriented training to youth

Gadkari called upon the committee members to help maritime organisations achieve the goal of job-oriented skill training

India, Qatar sign pact for skill development

This MoU was signed in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha